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I played a few gigs with someone a few years ago, who is of marginal ability. A very inconsistent performer, Okay voice, low musical ability, but he always seems to book good, easy gigs: mostly oldies, that I can play in my sleep.
Usually has a line up of decent players behind him so most gigs were fun. Split amicably when another opportunity came along. He still calls me to sub.
Got a call from him to do a gig in four weeks. Pay is pretty good. But, it will be he and I and two girl(? mature) singers. I think this would be, mentally, one of the longest and worst gigs of my life so I told him I wasn't available.
I know: Play as often as you can and with whoever you can but I think this would have been pure torture. Did I do right?

If your heart is not in the gig, it will be obvious to the audience. You made the right choice, but you could have said why to your friend so he doesn't call you with a similar gig in the future. Be friendly when you do, don't burn a bridge unnecessarily.

I have no problem with females. I DO have a problem with singers, who don't play, have no idea what keys they sing in, don't know what a chord is or an accidental, i.e. the majority of female singers.
Non-instrumentalists have no clue what the rest of us face in terms of making music.

yeah, singers crack me up.
we recently did a one off gig w/ a new to us singer.
she submitted about 10 tunes for us to learn, w/ about 3/4 marked w/ a key.
then @ rehearsal she has us 'going up a step, down a step' basically trying to find where she's comfortable.

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